The 1993 Australian Candidate Study is the third in a series of election studies on federal election candidates. In 1993, candidates from the following political parties were surveyed - Labor, Liberal, National, Democrat, The Greens, The Greens (Western Australia) Inc, The Green Party of South Australia and the Green Alliance Senate-New South Wales. The study examined the prominent election issues, including attitudes to particular economic issues, employee control of industry and Australia's trading relationship with foreign countries. Opinions on other political issues such as defence spending, the need for new security arrangements, countries perceived to pose a threat to Australia, and the republic issue were also sought. A section on social policy includes questions on contemporary social and moral issues, including abortion, Aboriginal rights, pornography, the death penalty and many others. In addition, the survey asks questions relating to political background, such as electoral history, party political involvement and membership of community organisations, and questions on the role of the representative, such as important aspects of the MP's job. A section on campaigning asks for candidates' perceptions of the personal attributes and experience which they think are required to make a successful candidate, how long before the election they organised and started their campaign, and what deciding factors led the candidate to run in their first Federal election. ALP candidates were also asked a series of questions on ALP factions. Background variables include age, country of birth, parents country of birth, age when left school, number of years of tertiary study, religion, frequency of attending religious services, marital status, house contested, and party affiliated.

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'Viable' parliamentary candidates for 13 February 1993 Australian Federal election from the following political parties: Labor, Liberal, National, Democrat, The Greens, The Greens (Western Australia) Inc, The Green Party of South Australia and the Green Alliance Senate-New South Wales.

Date of Collection

Start date - Data Collection: 1993-03-12

End date - Data Collection: 1993-03-12

Time Period

Time Period - Start: 1993-03-12

Time Period - End: 1993-03-12

Methodology

Content

Sampling Procedure

no sampling (total universe)

Data Kind

survey

Data Access

Content

Deposit Information

Content

Depositor

Roger Jones

Deposit Date

1993-07-16

Other

Content

Mode of Data Collection

self-completion (mail out, mail back)

Comment

The 1993 Australian Candidate Study is the third in a series of election studies on federal election candidates. In 1993, candidates from the following political parties were surveyed - Labor, Liberal, National, Democrat, The Greens, The Greens (Western Australia) Inc, The Green Party of South Australia and the Green Alliance Senate-New South Wales. The study examined the prominent election issues, including attitudes to particular economic issues, employee control of industry and Australia's trading relationship with foreign countries. Opinions on other political issues such as defence spending, the need for new security arrangements, countries perceived to pose a threat to Australia, and the republic issue were also sought. A section on social policy includes questions on contemporary social and moral issues, including abortion, Aboriginal rights, pornography, the death penalty and many others. In addition, the survey asks questions relating to political background, such as electoral history, party political involvement and membership of community organisations, and questions on the role of the representative, such as important aspects of the MP's job. A section on campaigning asks for candidates' perceptions of the personal attributes and experience which they think are required to make a successful candidate, how long before the election they organised and started their campaign, and what deciding factors led the candidate to run in their first Federal election. ALP candidates were also asked a series of questions on ALP factions. Background variables include age, country of birth, parents country of birth, age when left school, number of years of tertiary study, religion, frequency of attending religious services, marital status, house contested, and party affiliated.

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Pre-question Text: A.5. a. Before becoming a candidate for Federal Parliament, were you ever employed in a State or Federal MP's or minister's office? b. Were you ever employed as a State or Federal party official? If YES to a or b: c. Did you ever hold any elected position within the party organisation? (Circle as many as apply).

Pre-question Text: A.5. a. Before becoming a candidate for Federal Parliament, were you ever employed in a State or Federal MP's or minister's office? b. Were you ever employed as a State or Federal party official? If YES to a or b: c. Did you ever hold any elected position within the party organisation? (Circle as many as apply).

Pre-question Text: A.5. a. Before becoming a candidate for Federal Parliament, were you ever employed in a State or Federal MP's or minister's office? b. Were you ever employed as a State or Federal party official? If YES to a or b: c. Did you ever hold any elected position within the party organisation? (Circle as many as apply).

Pre-question Text: A.5. a. Before becoming a candidate for Federal Parliament, were you ever employed in a State or Federal MP's or minister's office? b. Were you ever employed as a State or Federal party official? If YES to a or b: c. Did you ever hold any elected position within the party organisation? (Circle as many as apply).

Pre-question Text: A.5. a. Before becoming a candidate for Federal Parliament, were you ever employed in a State or Federal MP's or minister's office? b. Were you ever employed as a State or Federal party official? If YES to a or b: c. Did you ever hold any elected position within the party organisation? (Circle as many as apply).

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Pre-question Text: B.1. Some people receive encouragement from those around them when they decide to run for public office, while others experience indifference or disapproval. How positive or negative were the following people in encouraging you to become a candidate in the 1993 election?

Question Text: B.4. How long before the election did you begin to organise your campaign?<ol><li value=1>Over a year before the election</li><li value=2>Towards the end of 1992</li><li value=3>Early in 1993, before the election was announced</li><li value=4>About the time the election was announced</li><li value=5>Only in the last few weeks</li></ol>

Question Text: And how long before the election did you begin to campaign full time?<ol><li value=1>Over a year before the election</li><li value=2>Towards the end of 1992</li><li value=3>Early in 1993, before the election was announced</li><li value=4>About the time the election was announced</li><li value=5>Only in the last few weeks</li></ol>